Growing Conditions
The warmer than average weather conditions in December were handled
well by the vines due to excellent spring growing conditions with good
rainfall. Abundant Marri blossom leading into vintage reduced the necessity
to apply
protective bird netting with weather conditions during the berry
development period providing near perfect ripening conditions for all
varieties.
Harvest
Hand picked.
Winemaking
The berries
are cold soaked, gently plunged and temperature
controlled in 4 tonne
parcels in open fermenters for gentle and full
extraction. The wine is matured in 100% French oak barriques (40% new)
for 2 years, then further stored in our underground climate controlled cellar
for
2
years
before release.
The Reserve Cabernet is careful
ly selected from
p
remium
French oak
barriques which exhibit the unique characters desired
to highlight the
exceptional fruit produced at Ashbrook Estate.
